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Asteroid Flies Under the Radar, Literally

Posted by samzenpus on from the too-late-to-drill dept.

mrn121 writes "Space.com is reporting that a 16-foot wide asteriod has passed the Earth in a phenomenally close call. The Asteroid, named 2004 YD5, passed just below the 22,300 mile range where geostationary satellites sit. What makes the incident most interesting is that the asteriod was not seen until after it passed the Earth, due to the well-known Cosmic Blind Spot caused by the Sun."

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  1. Huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    What? Does this mean Bruce Willis won't save the day?

  2. send in the calvery... by wcitechnologies · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Better prep Bruce Willis and Ben Afflec for docking on the astroid... (shameless Armegeddon refrence)

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  3. Might want to recheck the size ... by Jumperalex · · Score: -1, Redundant

    From the article:

    "The object, now named 2002 EM7, was probably between 40 and 80 meters (130-260 feet) in diameter, "

    So um .. this thing WAS rather big. Perhaps there needs to be a little more editorial review before we go poasting articles

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  4. quick! by Tumbleweed · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Somebody call Bruce Willis!